want to make the command LS to search only the file

Question

I have two csv files example

t_test_yyyyymmdd.csv
t_test_type_yyyyymmdd.csv

I want to make the command ls to search only the file t_test_yyyyymmdd.csv

Please [edit] your question and clarify. Do you mean you have many files with different dates? Are you just looking for `ls t_test_[0-9]*`? — terdon, Feb 08 '21 at 10:55

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 08 '21 at 11:18

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If you want to list all files whose name starts with t_test_ and then has a number, you can use:

ls t_test_[0-9]*

The [0-9] is a character class that matches any number, and the * means "one or more times".

answered Feb 08 '21 at 11:18

terdon

score -2 · Answer 2 · edited Feb 08 '21 at 11:34

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Have you considered using the |grep command to help your ls?

For example:

ls |grep t_test_type_yyyyymmdd.csv

grep is a very powerful tool for these kind of checks; more information about the grep command here: https://www.redhat.com/sysadmin/how-to-use-grep.

edited Feb 08 '21 at 11:34

answered Feb 08 '21 at 11:02

Dasel

Please, not!! --> https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/128985/why-not-parse-ls-and-what-to-do-instead – pLumo Feb 08 '21 at 11:02

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